Pool-chalk holder



Nov. 4 1924.

v 1,514,391 C. J. MOSES ET AL POOL CHALK noLbER Filed my 15 1921attozweq Patented Nov. 4, 1924.

5 i at l CHARLES J. MOSES, OF BOGOTA, AND DOUGLAS VAN BLAIR-COM, FHACKENSACK,

NEW JERSEY. I

POOL-CHALK HOLDER.

Application filed July 15,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that CHARLES J. Moses and DOUGLAS VAN BLAnooM, citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Bogota and Hackensack,respectively, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Pool-Chalk Holders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient meansfor holding chalk blocks or cubes such as are used in chalking the tipsof cues used in billiards and pool, under conditions tending toeconomize in the use of the chalk and to preventthe surreptitious oraccidental removal or re tention of the chalk by the players, the lossand breakage of the cubes and other improper use thereof while afiordingready access for the purpose of chalking the tips to the best advantage;and with this object in view the invention consists in a constructionand combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown in theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a sectional view of a chalk holder embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the same.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the base plate.

Figure 4 is an end view of the holder.

Figure 5 is a detail view of the chalk block seat.

The device consists essentially of a guide 10 and a chalk block seat 11having a threaded stem 12 fitted in said guide and yieldingly held inits normal or advanced position by a coiled spring 13, to the end thatwhen the tip of a one is pressed against the exposed side of the chalkblock indicated in dotted lines at 14 and held in the seat, and the oneis moved longitudinally to press the tip against the chalk block, thechalk seat with its stem recedes in the guide against the resistanceoffered by the spring 13, and at the 7 same time the chalk seat with thechalk block held thereby is turned by reason of the threaded engagementof the stem 12 with the guide 10, so that the action between the chalkblock and the one tip is the same as that ordinarily effected by thepool or 1 billiard player in chalking his cue in that, the chalk blockbeing placed against the tip, one is turned relative to the other toeffect an adherence of the chalk to the tip, Obviously the operation of1921. Serial No. 485,134.

forcing the chalk block backward against the'resistance offered by thespring 13 maybe repeated as often as required to effect the desiredapplication of chalk to the tip, but the turning of the block during therepressing movement serves to effectually chalk the tip with an evennessor regularity which is an improvement upon the ordinary method whereinthe chalk is held in the hand.

The rear end of the stem 12 is provided with a head 15 consisting of adisk for limiting the forward or outward movement of the stem, and theguide 10 is extended to form a supporting tube 16 in which said headoperates.

The device as so far described obviously may be arranged either in thevertical or pendent position as indicated in the drawing or in thehorizontal position as may be found more convenient for the operator,and to afford the necessary stability or strength the tube 16 may becarried by a plate 17 from which extends an annular brace 18, to

constitute a pedestal, and the edges of this pedestal may be fitted insuitable guides 19 carried by a base plate 20 secured to the ceiling orwall by means of screws 21.

The chalk seat preferably consists of a plurality of spring fingers 22adapted for respective contact with the side surfaces of the chalk blockas indicated in Figure 1, so that the chalk may be inserted and removedwith facility while the accidental displacement thereof is prevented bythe spring ac tion of the fingers.

Furthermore to protect the chalk from dust and also to guard against theremoval thereof from the clamp forming the seat, except by authorizedpersons, a forwardly expanded guard 23 may be threaded or 0th erwisefitted upon the outer end of the pedestal and may be provided at itsouter end with a shield 24 of conical form having a central opening 25of a size sufiicient to admit the end of the cue. The conical form ofthe shield serves to guide the one tip into the opening which is inalignment with the end of the chalk block.

Therefore in operation in order to chalk a one tip it is only necessaryto insert the tip end thereof into the guiding shield and advance itagainst the resistance ofiered by the actuating spring, without turningor otherwise manipulating the cue, and therefore 5 claimed as new anduseful is:-

A chalk holder comprising a casing which is cone-shaped at its oppositeends and provided at one end with an interiorly located concaved shieldhaving a central opening, said casing being provided at its opposite endwith a centrally disposed tube, a stem having screw-thread engagementwith the tube and provided with a head which is housed within the tube,a chalk block seat carried by the stem and disposed 1 between the tubeand the shield, and a coil spring interposed between the inner end ofthe tube and the adjacent surface of the seat and normally holding theseat spaced from the tube.

